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Old October 17th, 2001
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Question Limewire wont recognise my files!

I try to add files for sharing by putting copies in the Shared folder, But when I do, most of them don't appear to exist in the Limewire Library.

Why isn't limewire recognising the files I put in the Shared Folder?? Is it somthing to do with filename extensions, Because the only files it seems to recognise are those with visible extensions.

As I dont know how to add an appropiate extension to a file, this is becoming very frustrating...

Any assistance would be most appreciated.
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Old October 22nd, 2001
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Default Re: Limewire wont recognise my files!

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I try to add files for sharing by putting copies in the Shared folder, But when I do, most of them don't appear to exist in the Limewire Library.

Why isn't limewire recognising the files I put in the Shared Folder?? Is it somthing to do with filename extensions, Because the only files it seems to recognise are those with visible extensions.

As I dont know how to add an appropiate extension to a file, this is becoming very frustrating...

Any assistance would be most appreciated.

LimeWire only shares files with known file extensions or file extensions you specify. By default, it shares files with the following extensions:

html htm xml txt pdf ps rtf doc tex mp3 wav au aif aiff ra ram mpg mpeg asf qt mov avi mpe swf dcr gif jpg jpeg jpe png tif tiff exe zip gz gzip hqx tar tgz z rmj lqt rar ace sit smi img ogg rm bin dmg
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Old November 6th, 2001
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LimeWire, being a Win-doze port, does not like the Mac conventions of File Type & Creator codes (the things that are hidden that allow files to display the correct icon and open in the correct application)

Win-doze uses file extensions, such as <dot> mp3 to identify files. No file extensions, no sharing in LimeWire Mac. Wildcards <*> are not implemented.

Download a copy of MP3RAGE and use it to rename all your files with an mp3 extension. MP3RAGE does this very quickly and in bulk by using the MP3 tags. Then you'll be able to share them.

Limewire is OK; better than Aimster which crashes all the time. Limewire never crashes, but it's still a Win-Doze port, with all that means to a Mac user.
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